[nabs-l] bookshare access

Wed Feb 16 17:39:15 UTC 2011

Ashly,  any student  can get a free membership, I doubt that the
college's membership is going to be free, but they cqan go  to the
bookshare website www.bookshare.org and check out their  FAQ section
for more info.
 Bookshare has a diverse selection of books and  is always adding.
  Darian

On 2/16/11, Joe Orozco <jsorozco at gmail.com> wrote:
> On a podcast recently, it was mentioned that while K-12 education typically
> uses something in the range of 10,000 textbooks, post-secondary uses up to
> 300,000.  You can see why it is not quite as easy to capture a good chunk of
> these.
>
> Joe
>
> "Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves,
> some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Greg Aikens
> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 11:11 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] bookshare access
>
> I think they are pushing for more textbooks.  Also, I have
> never read about an age limit for the free accounts for students.
>
> Ashley, I would recommend getting your own bookshare account
> instead of waiting for your school to decide since it is free for you.
>
> The setup is especially easy if you also use RFB and D or NLS.
>
> -Greg
> On Feb 15, 2011, at 7:48 PM, Jorge Paez wrote:
>
>> One thing I would add.
>> There are a couple of textbooks, but most are restricted to
> people with NYMAC access--vision teachers and so on,
>> due to publisher deals.
>>
>> Hope this changes though.
>>
>>
>> Jorge
>>
>>
>> On Feb 15, 2011, at 8:00 PM, Katie Wang wrote:
>>
>>> Hi, Ashley,
>>> Bookshare has a wide range of fiction and nonfiction selections, so
>>> it is a great source of pleasure/personal reading, but to my
> knowledge
>>> it does not carry very many textbooks (although I think this is
>>> gradually changing). It can be helpful if you are taking classes like
>>> English lit though as you will likely be able to find the
> classics you
>>> are required to read on the site. The files come in both
> DAISY and BRF
>>> formats, so you can choose whichever file type that works better for
>>> you (the DAISY files can be played on a Victor Stream, for example,
>>> and you can read the brf files on your Braille Note). I know that all
>>> full-time students under age 26 can join for free, but I'm not sure
>>> about the eligibility of part-time students; I'm sure you
> can find out
>>> by going to the Membership link on the Bookshare site. Hope this
>>> helps!
>>>   Katie
>>>
>>> On 2/15/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net
> <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>> I don't know how to use fs reader either.
>>>> Are you saying you can get it in two forms: daisy and .brf files?
>>>> Did it come that way or did you have to translate it to .brf?
>>>> Ashley
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Jorge Paez
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 5:49 PM
>>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] bookshare access
>>>>
>>>> Equiptment wise I either use the BRF on my note or download
> the dasy and
>>>> strip it just leaving the HTML version for my computer.
>>>>
>>>> Though I do have a copy of FS Reader that I still have to
> learn to use.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Jorge
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Feb 15, 2011, at 5:38 PM, bookwormahb at earthlink.net wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>> Would you say the bookshare is more literature driven or textbooks?
>>>>> Novels? Classics?
>>>>> Who qualifies for the free membership? Do you have to be a
> full time
>>>>> student?
>>>>> What equipment do you read the files? I thought they were
> text, so maybe
>>>>> you read them on your computer, or maybe braille display on your
>>>>> notetaker.
>>>>> The community college is considering a membership and they
> want to know if
>>>>>
>>>>> all students can join for free; I doubt it.
>>>>> Also, how much is the institutional membership?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>> Ashley
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